Countdown to Christmas: Day 6, Quilter’s Wish List

It’s always fun to make a Christmas list, and it’s even better when you include some items to enhance your quilting and creativity.

QM’s Associate Editor Eileen Fowler has the task of watching for new products in the quilt industry. She tries them out and writes reviews for our readers. Some of her recent finds are featured today as the Countdown to Christmas continues.

The Frosted Petticoat makes the sweetest buttons—out of chocolate!

Add these yummy delicacies to holiday confections or gift to your friends, but be sure to pick out an extra box just for you. ($11.50 per box; thefrostedpetticoat.com)

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Why Quilts Matter, viewed by many on PBS, is available for all to see on DVD.

Created and produced by renowned quilt expert Shelly Zegart, this nine-part documentary
explores the world of quilting, the people who make quilts and the important role quilts play in history, art and politics. ($39.95; whyquiltsmatter.org)

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It all began with a single quilt block painted on an Ohio barn in 2001. Today there are over 3,000 barn quilts.

With the assistance of the movement’s founder Donna Sue Groves, Suzi Parron visits the people and places behind this North American phenomenon in Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement. ($29.95; 800-621-2736; ohioswallow.com)

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Just Another Button Company is more than just buttons. Create the adorable Sew Charming Pincushion (from their assortment of Make-Do Pincushion kits) for your best quilty buddy.

Or use your own fabric scraps and felted wool with their Sew-On-The-Go kit to make a handy, portable sewing case.

Thanks for joining me! I’ll see you tomorrow as Quiltmaker’s Countdown to Christmas continues.

About Diane Harris

I'm an editor for Quiltmaker magazine in Golden, Colorado, USA. For six years, I wrote pattern instructions, product reviews and how-to articles. Then I spent four years as QM's Interactive Editor, working to generate much of our online content. Now I'm back to patterns and how-tos, which is a great fit for me. I still love writing about quilt-related topics for Quilty Pleasures, and I always have my finger on the pulse of the quilting world. I teach a variety of quilt classes and give guild programs, too. Reach me by email: editor@quiltmaker.com.